Time for Sunday Science 'Sperimentation!!

[tikistitch]

Today, Tiki Labs LLC will take on the herculean task of reviewing a smelly smelly perfume!!!!

Cafe Zazou from Blood Drop: a completely scientific review 'n stuff

The Stitchies initially balked, as the sample smelled nothing like coconut cake. But, we rejoindered, said perfume was sent along by the lovely twotone as one of a panoply of coffee scents!

Initial impressions upon sniffing the little sample thinge: Mmmmmmm, cinnamon toast!!!

(Our mom used to make terrific cinnamon toast. Which, as an adult, we have never been able to duplicate. So, to us, it's kinda like Proust's cake.)

twotone had helpfully included the gabbery from the perfume company in question, though, since we were being scientific, we double-blinded ourselves to this by not wearing our reading glasses whilst trying! HOWEVER, here is part of what Blood Drop's marketing department has to say in regards to Cafe Zazou:

"Incredible dark and smoothe French roast coffee with a whole milk and two sugars, a piece of dark chocolate, and a petit gateau sec au marrons."

Hrm. Well, we wuz just getting cinnamon. And, more cinnamon. With notes of cinnamon and a few cinnamon highlights.

They continue....

"Cafe Zazou is the perfect response for a little afternoon rest in between vvisiting Monmartre and Le Centre Pompidou."

Hoo-HAH! You cannot win with Tiki Labs LLC, Mr. Smartie Blood Drop Marketing Department! 'Cause we have access to a real live French person! What is sitting over here reading Toy Fare. (Just like Annie Hall, only maybe without the Toy Fare.)

So, we axed Frenchman, Hey, what does this smell like to you?

He looked up momentarily from the Spiderman action figures to sniff at our be-perfumed wrist. "Cinnamon!" he immediately answered.

Thereupon we read him Blood Drop's copy, relating to Monmartre and Pompidou.

Frenchman snerked. "We do not know cinnamon in France. It's something you only have in the US."

So, no petit gateau sec au marrons? we persisted

"Nah. We don't have cinnamon. You only have it in the US."

And there you have it! Nobody in Monmartre smells like cinnamon toast! Maybe they should rechristen the perfume le petit faux pas.

Oh, and thanks again to twotone for making our kitchen smell absolutely wonderful!

Comments

[blythou.livejournal.com]

We have cinnamon in France. It's called "cannelle" and I use it a lot to bake...

[tikistitch.livejournal.com]

So, does cannelle make you think of Pompidou eating gateau in Monmartre? Or has Blood Drop's marketing department led us all terribly astray?? ^_^